Voyages and Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
by Fanning, Captain Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
Salem. Marine Research Society. 1924. Bound in gilt titled royal blue cloth. 4to. First Edition Thus. Publication number 6 of the Marine Research Society. Illustrated with full page monochrome plates. Several page edges creased at corners, a few small very faint stains to fore-edge, else a Very Fine crisp copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6760
- Title
- Voyages and Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
- Author
- Fanning, Captain Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Bound in gilt titled royal blue cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Marine Research Society.
- Place of Publication
- Salem.
- Date Published
- 1924.
- Size
- 4to.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Crisp
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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